Marc Bates, a leading metabolic health coach, has released a comprehensive YouTube video revealing that one in three American teenagers is prediabetic according to CDC data, calling it a "metabolic time bomb" that most parents remain unaware of.

The video exposes critical gaps in pediatric healthcare where standard checkups test only glucose levels while ignoring insulin resistance, which can precede diabetes by 10 to 15 years. This diagnostic delay allows severe metabolic damage to occur undetected during adolescence.

"We don't have a teenager obesity crisis. We have a teenager insulin crisis, and the clock is ticking," Bates stated in the video. "The system isn't looking for insulin resistance. It's looking for diabetes after it's already too late."

Bates details how hyperinsulinemia causes hidden cellular damage including non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, mitochondrial dysfunction, and hormonal disruption in teens whose glucose tests still appear normal. Parents typically observe only symptoms like fatigue, mood swings, and skin problems, which are dismissed as normal adolescent behavior.

The video proposes three policy changes: mandating fasting insulin tests in pediatric checkups starting at age 8, replacing BMI measurements with comprehensive metabolic health scores, and banning liquid sugar from schools including fruit juices.

Bates emphasizes that metabolic dysfunction remains both preventable and reversible through dietary interventions, particularly carbohydrate restriction and elimination of seed oils, offering hope for parents seeking solutions to protect their teenagers' long-term health.